Academic
Appointments
2025 - Present
University of Genova
Research Professor (RTDA)
2022 - 2024
Ca' Foscari University Venice
Postdoctoral Fellow - European Marie Curie
2021 - 2022
University of Genova
Postdoctoral Fellow - REDEM, Reconstructing Democracy in Times of Crisis
2019 - Present
Sciences Po
Associated Researcher
Education
2020
University of Utah
Ph.D. Political Science
Research
Publications​
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“Impartiality in Political Judgment: Deliberative not Philosophical,” Political Studies 64, 1 (April 2016): 35-52. w/ Mark Button
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“Democratic Prudence: The Philosophical and Empirical Grounding of Citizen Competence” The Journal of Politics 87, 2 (April 2025): 424-436. w/ Valeria Ottonelli
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“When Parents Govern: Participatory Decision Making and the Engineered Public Spirit” Polity 57, 4 (October 2025): 694-723.
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Works in Progress​
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Co-Edited Volume: "Democracy in the Wild: Political Competence in Everyday Mass Society" w/ Mary (Molly) Scudder
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Book Manuscript: “Ward Democracy: Citizens and Their Schools”
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Article: "(Un)Civic Integration: Autonomy and the Political Education of Migrants"
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Article: “Participatory Remiss: School Democratization in Italy, Spain, and Beyond”
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Article: “Dissonant Citizenship: Deciding for Migrants and Learning for Yourself” ​​
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Grants and Fellowships
Marie Curie European Postdoctoral Fellowship 2022-2024
“Parent Citizens” – Migrant Parent Integration in Public Schools in Spain, Italy, and France
University of Ca’ Foscari Venice
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REDEM Horizon 2020
Reconstructing Democracy in Times of Crises 2021-2022
University of Genova
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Betty Glad Memorial Fund Research Grant 2013-2014
Research Grant for Professor/Graduate Student collaborative research project
University of Utah
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